- Mudflow
:"Mudslide redirects here, it is also the name of a cocktail."A mudflow or mudslide is the most rapid (up to 80 km/h / 50 mph) and fluid type of downhill
mass wasting . It is a rapid movement of a large mass of mud formed from loose earth and water. Similar terms aredebris flow (e.g. in high mountains), mudslide (not very liquid) lahars and mud stream (e.g. from volcanoes; see alsolahar ).However, these terms show a broad variety
* inwater content (from loamy mud up to almost liquid),
* in material (wet soil, sandysediment s and/orsilt , dirt, rockdebris ,volcanic ash , small plants and eventrees )
* and in length, totalmass and velocity.Mudflow control
A radical method of defending a city against mud or debris flows is by building a strong enough dam, with a large enough reservoir, upstream of the city in the valley from which the mud flows would come. An example is the
Medeu Dam outside ofAlmaty ,Kazakhstan .ee also
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moisture content ,solifluction ,water saturation ,torrent
*slope ,failure ,gully ,alluvial plain
* lava eruption,lava flow ,Lahar
*Glacial lake outburst flood External links
* [http://videos.howstuffworks.com/mudslide-video.htm How Mudslide works]
* [http://www.horizontaldrill.com Directed Technologies Drilling for mudslide prevention]
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mudflow — [mud′flō΄] n. a massive movement of wet soil, rocks, etc.: see LAHAR, MUDSLIDE … English World dictionary
mudflow — /mud floh /, n. Geol. 1. a flow of mixed earth debris containing a large amount of water. 2. the dried out product of such a flow. Also called mud slide, mudspate. [1900 05; MUD + FLOW] * * * Flow of water that contains large amounts of suspended … Universalium
mudflow — The mass movement process, associated sediments (mudflow deposit), or resultant landform characterized by a very rapid type of earthflow dominated by a sudden, downslope movement of a saturated mass of rock, soil, and mud (more than 50 % of… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
mudflow — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A flowage of water saturated earth material possessing a high degree of fluidity during movement. A less saturated flowing mass is often called a debris flow. A mudflow originating on the flank of a volcano is… … Glossary of volcanic terms
mudflow — noun Date: circa 1900 a moving mass of soil made fluid by rain or melting snow; also lahar … New Collegiate Dictionary
mudflow — noun a) A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water. b) The dried out product of such a flow. Also called mudslide, mudspate … Wiktionary
mudflow — a fairly rapid mass movement usually occurring after heavy rainfall … Geography glossary
mudflow — A flow of water saturated unconsolidated debris [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
mudflow — n. current of water and mud … English contemporary dictionary
mudflow — noun a fluid or hardened stream of mud … English new terms dictionary